Hichem Aboud to Echourouk: The regime has no clear vision for the future

The reporter and author Hichem Aboud has dwelt, in an interview made to Echouorouk, on the various issues pertaining to the political, economic and social life in Algeria against the background of profound changes at the regional and international levels.

• He has asserted that Algeria needs a fresh impetus instil by a new breed of politicians calling at the same time for the political parties to respect the rules of the game. He considers that “ any initiative for change should be conducted from the inside”

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• Echourouk:  What would be the possible scenarios in case of the failure of the political reforms spearheaded by the president?

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• Aboud:A parliament that passes laws to allow the import of fripperies and grants licenses to import cars for martyr’s widows doesn’t represent the people.   

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• Echourouk: Do you share the assumption that says that foreign parties are working on undermining the stability of the country, as put forward by the regime?

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• Aboud: If there is any plot to do so, I would say that the regime is responsible for this situation, I don’t believe in this theory because the Algerians are not keen on obeying to foreign parties. Actually, there are many Algerian who bear foreign nationalities including Italian, French, Swiss and British ones that try do hit the headlines thorough their commentaries over the situation in Algeria.

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• Echourouk: Some consider that the political sphere has reacted too late and didn’t live up to the people’s expectations, what do you think?

• Aboud: There isn’t such a political sphere in Algeria, those who pretend to be politicians are still comatose, the principle of democracy doesn’t come out of the blue it’s a matter of culture and practices. There are parties that pretend to play the role of the opposition but they are simply acting the opposite, it’s very easy to blame the regime but some parties are simply worst.

• Echourouk: How do you evaluate the political reforms?

• Aboud: Even if the regime is showing good will, the reforms will not live up to the people’s expectations because the president’s advisors are misleading him.

• Echourouk:Do you expect a revolution I Algeria, and why have the September 17 calls fell short?

• Aboud: The revolution is now mentioned everywhere and everybody is uttering the word, Tantaoui coup against Mubarek right after his arrival from Washington was called revolution, the same for the NATO intervention in Libya. Actually a genuine revolution means a radical change that occurs within the system, and this is what happened in Algeria in 1954 when a new state was born called Algeria.

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